Woman Dead after Crashing into Construction Equipment in Temple

Temple police say a woman is dead after crashing into construction equipment on I-35.

Around 7:30 PM, police responded to a report of a reckless driver near exit 303 in Temple. While en route, officers were advised that the suspect driver's vehicle had left the roadway and crashed into construction equipment.

When officers located the 2007 Dodge Dakota, they discovered an African-American woman inside who had not been wearing a seatbelt. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her remains have been scheduled for autopsy.

Temple PD's Accident Reconstruction Unit was investigating the crash Thursday night. The identity of the driver had not been released at the time of this article's publication.